Lumifer comments on Open Thread, Apr. 27 - May 3, 2015

Lumifer 28 Apr 2015 21:03 UTC
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that would make the universe less organized

Huh? 8-/
- skeptical_lurker 29 Apr 2015 7:22 UTC
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  Well, a system where all the elements are the same has maximal entropy.
  
  Not sure we should be applying thermodynamics to society in this manner—we are not ants—but I can see what he means.
  - Lumifer 29 Apr 2015 14:21 UTC
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    Not sure we should be applying thermodynamics to society in this manner
    
    I am quite sure—this is nonsense on stilts.
    
    By this “reasoning” the fact that all life on Earth replicates via DNA is horrible, twins are an abomination, and industrial mass production is an unmitigated disaster.
    - skeptical_lurker 29 Apr 2015 16:48 UTC
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      By this “reasoning” the fact that all life on Earth replicates via DNA is horrible
      
      To be fair, I would like to see conciousness on non-biological substrates.